Keep Calm and Pick a Side: US TV network covers New York City subway trains in team colours to promote coverage next season

Commuters on the New York City subway arrived to a surprise on their journey, with the club colours of four Barclays Premier League teams adorning the inside and outside of the carriages.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal had their colours and badges emblazoned across the trains after American TV company NBC Sports Network covered the cars to promote their coverage of the upcoming season.

The colours come with the motto 'Keep Calm And Pick A Side'.

Keep calm and pick a side: NBC Sports Network covered New York City subway cars in team colours to promote their coverage of the new Premier League season

Who will you choose? Manchester City and Manchester United (above) were on the outside of the trains, while Spurs and Arsenal (below) covered the inside

The carriages are each decked out in half blue (or sky blue) and half red to promote two of the biggest derbies in England. Manchester City and Manchester United cover the outside of the train, while Spurs and Arsenal are on the inside, with club badges making their way onto seats.

The marketing ploy comes as NBC Sports tackle their first season as holders of Premier League rights in American, taking over from Fox Sports.

The network will air 380 live matches across its platforms next season, in a deal that was reported to be around $250million for three years, more than triple the $23million per-year deal that Fox was paying.

New anchor: Rebecca Lowe will relocate to the US to be the lead the coverage

Rebecca Lowe, who was with ESPN UK until May, has been named the network's lead studio host, while Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe will be pundits.

NBC will even air a show on a Saturday night named 'Match of the Day', modeled after the long-running BBC series.